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John Travolta could also be often known as one the leisure business’s largest actors, however he’s additionally a loyal dad. The Grease star had three youngsters together with his spouse Kelly Preston earlier than her passing in 2020, and has confirmed followers tidbits of his relationship with them over time. His household contains his late son Jett, who was his first little one, daughter Ella and youngest son Benjamin.
In December 2025, a lawsuit filed by two of Priscilla Marie Presley‘s former enterprise associates claimed that Riley Keough was the organic mom of Benjamin after she allegedly donated her eggs to John and Kelly.
Discover out extra about John and Kelly’s youngsters beneath.
Jett
Jett was born on April 13, 1992, in Los Angeles, CA. John and Kelly have been very open about his autism and revealed her had Kawasaki syndrome, which is “an sickness that causes blood vessels to grow to be infected,” in accordance with WebMD. “He was autistic, he had seizures and when he was very younger, he had Kawasaki syndrome,” Kelly reportedly stated in an episode of The Medical doctors in 2012. Jett sadly died in 2009 on the age of 16 after he suffered a seizure at his household’s trip residence within the Bahamas.
After his demise, John and Kelly made positive to maintain his reminiscence alive by sharing his story with the media and posting photographs of him on social media, particularly on particular events like his birthday. On the tenth anniversary of his passing, Kelly shared a candy tribute to him that included a heartwarming message. “To my candy love, Jett … you might be in our hearts endlessly,” she wrote alongside a photograph of her and John kissing him. “I ship like to the entire lovely autistic youngsters and the great individuals who love them. Could all of us shine and grant love and respect to youngsters with particular wants.”
Ella
Ella was born on April 3, 2000, in California. She adopted in her dad and mom’ footsteps when she appeared in her first appearing function at age 9. It was in a job in Previous Canines alongside Robin Williams and she or he went on to look in John’s film, The Poison Rose in 2019. She additionally starred in a live-action reimagining of Alice in Wonderland referred to as Get Misplaced in 2021 and John proudly took to Instagram to share a snapshot of her in costume together with a loving message. “Right here’s my daughter Ella starring in a reside motion re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland! Known as, ‘Get Misplaced’ I’m a really proud dad!” he wrote.
When Ella’s not constructing her appearing resume, she’s spending time together with her household and infrequently posts photographs together with her dad and youthful brother Benjamin each time she will be able to. She additionally typically shares heartfelt tributes to Jett and her mother Kelly.
Benjamin
Benjamin was born on November 23, 2010, and is the youngest little one of John and Kelly. He has already loved the highlight together with his dad and mom and made his pink carpet debut on the France premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story in Could 2018. When he’s not round cameras, he likes to play all types of sports activities. “He’s into gymnastics, tennis, fishing and the pc world, like all the youngsters,” John instructed Folks in August 2019.
The gifted teen additionally enjoys dancing and has been seen in a number of dancing movies together with his dad. John additionally revealed that his youngest son appears to have a critical facet and stated he taught him a lesson about residing and being grateful once they had a dialogue about demise after his mother died. “He stated, ‘Does 30 years in the past seem to be a very long time?’ I stated, ‘Yeah.’ He stated, ‘Don’t you assume you’ve gotten 30 extra years in your life to reside?’ I stated, ‘Yeah, I do. I’ve a minimum of 30 extra years.’ He stated, ‘What’s fallacious with that?’” John defined on Hart to Coronary heart in August 2021. “This can be a 10-year-old telling me that! It modified my viewpoint.”